TY  - JOUR
ID  - library_repository45
UR  - https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/45/
IS  - 2
A1  - Kanesan , Muthusamy
A1  - P. Rajesh, Kumar
A1  - Sharifah Rosfashida, Syed Abd Latif
Y1  - 2005///
N2  - Laboratories have always been an integral component of engineering education. However,
the rapid growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has now made it
possible for virtual laboratories to be used as an alternative or to supplement the physical or
real laboratories. Physical laboratories are the traditional laboratories found in universities :
they occupy space, are well equipped and require expertise to function effectively. However,
they come with a high price tag and are not cheap to maintain in the long-run. Moreover, the
number of students taking engineering courses is steadily increasing which makes it harder for
the laboratory instructor to provide personal attention to all students. As a result, universities
are considering other options, such as virtual laboratories, seriously. Virtual laboratories are
used in the ?any time, anyplace, on-line learning? world of engineering education. They are also
increasingly being used to supplement the traditional learning modes. This paper reviews the
importance of virtual laboratories and their merits and demerits in engineering education.
PB  - The Asian Society of Open and Distance Education
JF  - Asian Journal of Distance Education
VL  - 3
KW  - Virtual laboratories ; Engineering education
SN  - 1347-9008
TI  - Virtual laboratories in Engineering education
SP  - 55
AV  - public
EP  - 58
ER  -